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This is Volume II, Part 1 of the CIA History Staff's Official History of the Bay of Pigs Operation, a Top Secret history dated October 1979 and approved for release in July 2011. It looks at how the Agency took part in shaping US foreign policy toward Guatemala and Nicaragua during the anti-Castro program. It covers dealings with President Ydigoras Fuentes and Roberto Alejos, training sites such as Retalhuleu, cover stories, and negotiations with the Somoza brothers for an air base and port. It contains no UFO material.
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THE BAY OF PIGS OPERATION Volume II Participation in the Conduct of Foreign Policy Part I Guatemala A. Background Direct participation in the affairs of Guatemala was not new in Agency history'. In 1954 CIA had pro- vided support and had motivated Guatemalan forces which ousted then President Castillo Armas, a pro-communist, in favor of the presidency of Jacobo Arbenz Guzmann. On 26 July 1957 Arbenz was assassinated and the political situation in Guatemala evolved into a three- way dog fight among the forces of the left, the right, and the center. _______ 1 ===========================================:::;- 1 _________________________ Iand were opposed to both the leftists and to the party of Ydigoras Fuentes -- the rightist candidate who also had the support of the Army. When it became clear ~ Ithat Ydigoras was the most popular figure in Guatemala - 1 -
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 179 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.